Dr. Cha is an orthopedic surgeon who received his medical degree at Catholic Medical College in Seoul, Korea. Following a compulsory rotation as a Medical Naval Officer, Dr. Cha immigrated to Canada where he performed his Rotating Internship and General Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery Residency programs at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and served as Chief Resident. He completed his training with a Spine Fellowship at the Wellesley Hospital and an Arthroscopic and Joint Reconstruction Surgery Fellowship at the Orthopedic and Arthritic Hospital both affiliated with the University of Toronto, Canada.

We are very happy that Dr. Cha joined Lakeside Orthopedic Institute in January of 2013 after working in the Indiana University Hospital system since 2004.

Dedicated to providing Lake Havasu and the surrounding desert communities with increased access to medical services and specialists, Lakeside Orthopedic Institute continues to strive to become your Center for Orthopedic Excellence. We do this by offering the latest techniques in arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgical procedures, as well as total joint replacement surgery and general Orthopedic surgery.

Our surgeons currently perform procedures on areas of the body including the shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, foot, ankle and hand; and now with the addition of Dr. Cha, the neck and cervical and lumbar spine. Call for an appointment today to learn about new procedures being performed in Lake Havasu City by Dr. Cha, such as Artificial Cervical Disc Replacement, Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Spine Compression Fracture, Partial Knee Replacement and Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.

The Orthopedists at Lakeside Orthopedic Institute specialize in the treatment of diseases and injuries of bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, and related structures. In the past, surgeries for knee, shoulder, or ankle injuries often required large incisions and lengthy recovery times. Now, due to the innovative microscopic procedure called arthroscopy, Lakeside's Orthopedic surgeons can frequently operate on an injured joint by making three miniature incisions while employing an arthroscope that is connected to a television monitor-all in real time.
Most arthroscopic procedures can be performed on an outpatient basis. If a physical therapy program is also prescribed, it can be handled on an outpatient basis as well, allowing patients to recover in the comfort of their own home.